Weather Records on 17 December 1922

120 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 1922. Highest significance: Kunzelsau, DE.

Key Facts for 17 December 1922

On 17 December 1922, 120 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 119 daily.
Kunzelsau set a daily record precipitation of 30.3 mm (1.2 in) on 17 December 1922.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

120 stations

120 station records on 17 December 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thornborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Moorelands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nelyambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leominster	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ediacara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cultowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

120 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 60, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 December 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	60
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 December 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 119.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

99 broken records

Margins by which the 99 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 147.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 1922

Top 20 records on 17 December 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 1922	Kunzelsau, DE	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1922	Portland, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1922	Louisville, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1922	Thornborough, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1922	Garah (Moorelands), AU	monthly rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1922	Texas Station, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1922	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1922	Bungunya School, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1922	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1922	Harrisburg - Coop, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1922	Northfield, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1922	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1922	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1922	Nelyambo, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1922	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1922	Hoorn, NL	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1922	Surgut, RU	daily rain	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1922	Leominster, US	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1922	Ediacara, AU	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1922	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1922. 1922 had 120 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,198

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	81
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1